Veranstaltungen

Dienstag 19.03. 19:00 Uhr Lesung
LSD - Liebe Statt Drogen
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Einlass 19h Beginn 20h

Andreas „Spider“ Krenzke, Tobias „Tube“ Herre, Uli Hannemann, Eva Mirasol und Ivo Lotion präsentieren Geschichten, Lieder und Gäste.

LSD – Liebe Statt Drogen ist eine der bekanntesten Lesebühnen Berlins. Jeden Dienstagabend gestalten die 5 Mitglieder von LSD und eingeladene Gäste im Berliner Schokoladen ein Programm aus neuen Texten und Songs. Gegründet 1996 besteht LSD heute aus den Mitgliedern Andreas „Spider“ Krenzke, Tobias „Tube“ Herre, Uli Hannemann, Eva Mirasol und Ivo Lotion. Alle 5 genannten Künstler sind als Autoren und Musiker auch in anderen Bereichen aktiv.

LSD bietet jeden 1. & 3. Dienstag ein Offenes Mikro für Menschen an, die spontan etwas vortragen wollen. Beachtet bitte, dass der Beitrag selbstverfasst sein muss und nicht länger als 6 Minuten dauert. Wer am Offenen Mikro liest, braucht keinen Eintritt zahlen und bekommt ein Freigetränk.

Mittwoch 20.03. 19:00 Uhr Musik
Lofi Lounge
loFi lounge prsnts: Badger [indie°bln] + Trash In Space [eurotrash psychedelia]
Tickets
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http://www.instagram.com/badgerism

http://www.soundcloud.com/badgerism

http://trashinspace.com/

https://www.instagram.com/trashinspace.music/

Tickets: https://vvk.link/30d6xu8

Badger

Badgers Debüt-EP war für die Zitty-Redaktion „eine der Platten
des Jahres“ und auch anderswo war man begeistert von den „tief
ausgeloteten Klangräumen aus fett gemischter Breitwand-Elektronika“
(Nordsee-Zeitung). Schnell führte der Weg ins Vorprogramm von
nationalen und internationalen Größen wie Hundeds, Jamie Lidell oder
The Night Game. Nun ist Max Wiegand zurück mit seinem ersten
Longplayer. Auf „Fed“ setzt der Wahlberliner noch konsequenter auf
die Mischung aus urban-atmosphärischen Synth-Sounds und großer
Eingängigkeit im dunklen Gewand. Die Beats reichen von tanzbar bis
experimentell, die Klangräume sind tiefer, das Songwriting noch
zwingender als auf dem Debüt. Textlich verknüpft Badger den
persönlichen Struggle mit der Überforderung durch eine gefühlt
immer komplizierter werdende Welt. Er zweifelt („No Answer“),
trauert („Meet My Maker“) und scheitert („Promises“), um an
anderer Stelle gegen die Verzagtheit anzukämpfen(„Nothing“) und
das Gute im eigenen Leben zu erkennen und wertzuschätzen(„Tender
Creatures“). Klanglich bedient er sich dabei sowohl der Ästhetik
der synthetischen 80er als auch bei elektronischen Größen der
Gegenwart (SOHN, Moderat, James Blake) und erschafft daraus ein
eigenständiges und emotionales Popgebilde.

http://www.badgerism.com

http://www.facebook.com/badgerism

http://www.instagram.com/badgerism

http://www.soundcloud.com/badgerism

Trash In Space - Eurotrash Psychedelia

Was hat Eurotrash mit Psychedelia zu tun? Was Haddaway mit Pink
Floyd?
Und kennt Britney Spears eigentlich die Ska-Band The Specials?
Wie ein psychotischer Thermomix auf Speed rühren TRASH IN SPACE
Stile und Einflüsse dermaßen wild durcheinander, dass Band und
Publikum dabei gleichermaßen schwindlig wird. Das Küchenpersonal
schaut dabei auf eine langjährige Erfahrung mit Bands wie PVC, The
Unlimited Stars und Skunk Anansie zurück.
Das Resultat: Eine Partyband mit künstlerischem Anspruch.
90er-Hits in psychedelischem Gewand.
Fuck Dance, let’s Art!
And dance anyway.

http://trashinspace.com/

https://www.instagram.com/trashinspace.music/

 

Donnerstag 21.03. 19:00 Uhr Musik
little league shows
little league shows, reverberation & twintoe recs prsnt: HAZE'EVOT (post-punk/indie-rock, isr) & 250CC (psych/garage, bln), + after 22h: dj uzilaterz
Tickets
doors 19h, concert 20h, dj set after 22h.

little league shows, reverberation & twintoe recs prsnt:

HAZE'EVOT / post-punk/indie-rock, isr
hazeevot.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/Hazeevot.band

& 250CC / psych garage duo, bln
instagram.com/250ccberlin /// 250cc.bandcamp.com

at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. tickets at the doors and in pre-sale --> vvk.link/307lgr4 

+ aftershow tunes w/ DJ Uzilaterz (mutant pop dancy somber post-punk and groovy beats, @twintoerecords)

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HAZE’EVOT (SheWolf) is a rock band and independent female collective based in Israel, Consists of Yifat Balssiano (Guitar/Vocals), Talia Ishai (Bass), Or Zigelbaum (Guitar), Hen Yair (Drums), Nofar Tom (Synthesizer, guitar).

For the last decade the band has worked as an independent group, producing content together, from recording music to creating its own video clips.

The band deals with subjects such as the struggle between genders, human relationships and existential issues facing our generation. With authenticity and power, the band is known for its wild and energetic live shows. Together on stage the band members bring a different perspective, a punch to the stomach, and a celebration of distortion and energy.

After releasing two mini albums over the years, the band members moved in together to an apartment in Tel Aviv, to work on their first full album. Following a process of investigating new sounds and writing their collective story as a group, the band released its first full album in February 2020. The album brings together styles such as Rock, Punk, and Disco.

Nowadays the band is working on its next album which is expected to be released in the upcoming year.

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250cc is an independent arty pop-rock duo from Berlin. The drum-guitar duo combines pop-rock, power-pop, and krautrock, with on top 2 vocals, often in harmony, bringing a dreamy vibe to the rock machine.

The identity of 250cc comes together non-only with a unique live performance, but also with its self-made videos through which the duo shares its creativity. 
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Freitag 22.03. 19:00 Uhr Musik
old and fast
Ruth Mac (Slacker Rock/Irland) + Tamara van Esch (Indietronica-pop/Nl)
Tickets
aftershow w/ Wellos80sVinylRausch

Ruth Mac is a slacker rock artist from Galway, Ireland now based in Berlin. With a sound described as “idiosyncratic soul-infused indie”, Mac’s music ties an engaging simplicity with thoughtful, off-kilter lyricism exploring the big themes through small details. Following the release of her debut EP, released in 2021 on Beth Shalom Records, Mac has been gigging consistently, notable dates include showcasing at Ireland Music Week 2023 and support slots for Hot Chip, The Big Moon and Ye Vagabonds. In Winter 2023, Mac embarks on an EU tour through Germany, the Netherlands, and finishing with two Irish dates in December 2023.

Mac’s music has been praised by Nialler9, Paste Magazine, HotPress, The Last Mixed Tape, and Golden Plec. Her latest single ‘Home From Home’, which explores her evolving relationship with home, was released in October 2023, featured on RTE Radio 1, 2XM, Dublin City FM, Cork 96FM and Galway Bay FM’s TOTW.

Tamara van Esch

Indietronica-pop with a calm voice and an extraordinary use of instruments; with influences such as My Brightest Diamond and Blur. Previously Tamara van Esch released three well received records under the name Mevrouw Tamara, with shows at Dutch national TV and radio shows, at a great number of main venues in the Netherlands and in England and Italy. Her most recent record Tussen Lagen (double meaning: In between layers / Layers in between) was released as Tamara van Esch with a release tour in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Cyprus and Japan. With this record she gives voice to unknown stories that are hopeful, inspired by interviews with psychologically vulnerable people, for which lyrics and artwork were created with them. Music was written with artists from different genres, which resulted in a colourful and dynamic sound.

Samstag 23.03. 19:00 Uhr Musik
Leding [gothic rock] + Halion State [atmospheric wave]
Tickets

Einlass: 19 Uhr
Beginn: 20 Uhr


Tickets: https://vvk.link/319thsg


// LEDING //
First Berlin Gig In Full Band Line Up
Detmold. Not exactly a metropolis. However, there was in this idyllic small town an underground, a subcultural scene whereas until this day opera, theater, classical museums and mainstream events are on the agenda. In addition to some indie, punk and hardcore bands were The Home Of The Hitman, a band influenced by the British new wave and gothic rock around guitarist and songwriter Christ-Ian. That was in the 90s when the gothic wave was on its peak before it subsided with the end of the great bands of the genre by the end of that decade. Two albums and many concerts did the band and became an important part of the local underground scene before they split up in 1999.
After years of musical abstinence Christ-Ian 2010 reached back to the guitar and for the first time to the microphone, recorded some demos and felt that the time had come to return. He had not forgotten his roots, so with Steve Leafs on drums and Caveman (until 2018) on bass-guitar salvation AMP was founded. New wave, alternative rock, classic guitar rock with dark undertones are the foundation of the band. This manifested itself in 2012 with the release of the first album "hidden faces".
Since today the subcultural scene has been displaced, commercialized or does simply no longer exist, it is difficult to find organizers and clubs, to play concerts. Yet salvation AMP - now known as LEDING (full band lineup) have played numerous, partly complete self-organized concerts to far beyond the region and look forward to a growing fan base, that doesn´t hesitate to travel far distances in order to see the band live.
The concerts are played with a passion and dedication that can only be found rarely in this form and has thus become a hallmark of the band. Has much changed in the genre to fun events or half-playback shows, so here is a real live experience full of dynamic and rough elegance. Although set up only as a trio, the band takes the listener into a sea full of spherical guitars, in which the bass-guitar and the drums are found secure and solid as a rock and above it Christ-Ian's harsh and clear voice, full of drama and pure energy. In spring 2019 Thomas Simon joined as the new man playing bass guitar in the live shows. Welcome!


https://www.leding.me
https://www.facebook.com/pg/ledingband/
https://www.facebook.com/ledingband/app/2405167945/


// HALION STATE //
Atmospheric Wave Rock band HALION STATE was formed in November 2019 by Dan Robertson, who's also active in the Berlin underground bands Rozalia Muzzle (since 2012) and An:idea (since 2016). HALION STATE is a band project working with different singers and guest musicians. Among them are Klarina Tourette (Rozalia Muzzle & An:idea), Joerg Kleudgen (The House Of Usher), Carsten CK, Mat Rhein.

Montag 25.03. 19:00 Uhr Musik
thirsty & miserable
A Deer A Horse (Noiserock, Brooklyn) + PΞB (Industrialized Progcrustination, Berlin)
Tickets
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doors 19:00 - show 20:00

Tickets: https://vvk.link/30h299s

A Deer A Horse from Brooklyn / New York City crossed our path and we as well as many people who saw them on stage, felt in love...
If you don't know where to put them in, just look for the gaps between bands like Melvins, Red Fang or L7. But with more hipnotic headbanging moments, a little more punk with a lot of raw energy and a lot more groove where you wouldn't expect it. 
This 4-piece band pushes you in the face with their bass runs, heavy fuzz guitars and plaintive as well as nihilistic lyrics with a sometimes grim stoner attitude through a mix of doom-rock and a touch of sludge-metal. And yes, massive bass sounds by Angela Phillips will take you on a hipnotic headbanger trip... 

After a few EP's their debut album "Grind" was released end of 2021 , produced by the band as well as Jamie Uertz (Gojira, Anthrax), recorded by Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of a Down), with additional mixing by Johann Meyer (Gojira).



PΞB (Industrialized Progcrustination, Berlin)
“Death grips for poor people “

Dienstag 26.03. 19:00 Uhr Musik
Decolonoize presents: Las Brumas + Hinemoana Bake + NKW | Entree: Donation!
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Entree: Donation!
Doors: 7:30PM

✨ MUSIC
@lasbrumasbrumas 

Founded in Santiago de Chile and based in Berlin, the band combines elements of pop and rock with punk and Latin American folk chords. Originally founded by singer and songwriter Yanara, the band displays its full power on stage as a full four-woman line-up. Their songs are mostly in Spanish - the common language of the band members - and deal with migration, loss, dreams and nightmares. Following their debut album „Umbral‘‘ in 2019, the band is currently working on new material. In April 2022, they release as single Amor craquelado (Sultan discos - Chibi Records), a song that is part of the new repertoire that can be heard live in Berlin and other cities in Europe.

✨ POETRY
@hinemoanabaker 

Poet and performer Hinemoana Baker traces her Māori ancestry from tribes in both the North and South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Her poetry collections, original music albums and other sonic and written work have seen her on stages and pages in many countries around world for the last 20 years. Reviewers have embraced her work since she began writing and publishing in the mid-1990s. One commentator says: ‚Hinemoana Baker...explores transient spaces, [both] physical and psychological, with a sharp, enigmatic humour and deep warmth.‘ (95bFM). Her most recent collection, ‚Funkhaus‘, has just been released as a bilingual edition (English/German, Ulrike Almut Sandig tr.) by Voland & Quist | AZUR Edition in Berlin. 

@nkw_space 

NKW, or Nkechukwu, is a multi-disciplinary writer, artist, curator- human hybrid. 
“I am a storyteller first, inspired by patterns, journeys, and the exploration of communal and self-identity within the human experience.”

✨ BIPOC ARTIST CONNECT (6PM)

We invite BIPoC artists to join us to network and chat an hour before doors! We will have snacks, so bring your friend or come on your own, we’re gonna make sure you’re not alone.
Please RSVP through the link: https://instabio.cc/decolonoize

Mittwoch 27.03. 19:00 Uhr Musik
little league shows
beavis & little league shows prsnt: AUTOGRAMM (new wave/power-pop, can) + DIE AUSREDEN (punk rock, bln).
Tickets
doors 19h - show 20h

beavis & little league shows prsnt:

AUTOGRAMM / new-wave / power-pop / alt.-punk, can
autogramm.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/autogrammband

+ DIE AUSREDEN / catchy punk rock, bln
dieausreden.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/die_ausreden

at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. tickets at the doors and in pre-sale --> vvk.link/307nlww 

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"If you've been hankering after some old school Tubeway army style alt-punk, then get an ear full of this: it’s the Cars driving Numan around listening to some real ‘80s radio before checking out Duncan Reid, it's that catchy." Dom Daley Uber Rock Magazine (UK)

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Donnerstag 28.03. 19:00 Uhr Musik
süper!nice!
Baits (indie/aut) + nomate (post-punk/alternative)
Tickets
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Einlass: 19 Uhr
Beginn: 20 Uhr


Tickets: https://vvk.link/2yv92fk
https://baits.bandcamp.com
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3iVG6FP


presented by Laessig Booking, Pojpoj, Visons, 
Ox & Livegigs.de and ByteFM


Bist du bereit, dich von der exzessiven Kraft der hottesten Rockband Wiens mitreißen zulassen? BAITS liefern eine Flut von Hooks ab und schaffen so ein Hörerlebnis, das das Publikum begeistert und Lust auf mehr macht.
Getragen vom dynamischen, emotionsgeladenen Gesang von Sonja Maier ist der Sound von BAITS eine perfekte Mischung aus Wut und Melancholie, nahtlos ergänzt durch die wilden (und manchmal zart verspielten) Gitarrenparts von Christopher Herndler. Die
Rhythmusabteilung, die vom kraftvollen Duo Fazo und Bassist Bernd Faszl vervollständigt wird, pulsiert mit roher Energie, die an ikonische Bands wie die Pixies, Breeders und einen Hauch von Jay Reatard erinnert.
BAITS fangen aber nicht nur die schweißtreibende, ungezügelte Energie von 90er Indie Bands ein, sondern wagen sich auch furchtlos in die Welt des Pop und schaffen so einen einzigartigen Sound, der ebenso ansteckend wie rebellisch ist. Ihre letzten Singles, darunter „Who are You“, „Stuck AF“ und „Craves“ haben sich begehrte Plätze in den redaktionellen Playlists von Spotify gesichert, sind zu festen Bestandteilen des österreichischen FM4-Radios geworden und mehrere Wochen in den österreichischen Indie-Charts vertreten gewesen.


Als Live-Act sind BAITS eine unbestreitbare Naturgewalt, die man sich nicht entgehen lassen sollte, was sie in den letzten Jahren bei über 100 Live-Gigs unter Beweis gestellt haben. Ihr 2. Album, das im März 2024 bei Noise Appeal Records erscheinen wird, verspricht eine klangliche Reise, die die Grenzen des Pop mit einer großzügigen Portion Rotz und Dreck verschiebt.

 

Der Alternative-Newcomer nomate konnte bereits mit seiner Debüt-Single Running viel Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehen und tauchte dabei von Anfang an auf dem Radar vieler Redaktionen auf - darunter Diffus, Furio und sogar Spotify selbst. Denn der Musiker bietet einen Sound der frisch klingt in einer Welt, die von Schnelligkeit beherrscht wird. nomates Musik ist ein Spiegelbild seiner eigenen Erfahrungen und einer Generation, die ihre 20er Jahre zwischen Selbstfindung und Abenteuer erlebt. Seine Wurzeln liegen dabei irgendwo zwischen frühem Post-Punk und der Alternative-Musik der 90er und frühen 00er-Jahre. Diese klangliche Vielfalt verknüpft er mit einem modernen Ansatz und kombiniert das Ganze mit einer unverwechselbaren Ästhetik.Obwohl nomate als absoluter Newcomer gilt, ist er als Live-Phänomen keineswegs unbekannt. Schon vor seinem offiziellen Debüt teilte er die Bühnen mit etablierten Acts wie 3LNA, TEMMIS oder Easy Easy. Und das nicht ganz ohne Grund: Denn nomate betritt die Bühne und entfesselt eine Performance, die eine explosive Symbiose aus geladenen und melancholischen Energien verspricht. Dabei kann das Publikum sofort mitfühlen und wird von der Aura des jungen Künstlers in den Bann gezogen - und kann dabei auch noch den Großteil seines Repertoires unveröffentlicht erleben.

Freitag 29.03. 19:00 Uhr Musik
little league shows
little league shows & decolonoize prsnt: JAGUWAR (noise-pop, bln) & NAVA CALMA (fka Cora Line, post-/shoegaze, bln)
Tickets
doors 19, show 20h, after 22h DJs

little league shows & decolonoize prsnt:

JAGUWAR / noise-pop, bln
jaguwar.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/jaguwarmusic 

& NAVA CALMA / fka Cora Line, post-/shoegaze, bln
linktr.ee/NavaCalma / instagram.com/nava.calma 

at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. tickets at the doors and in pre-sale --> vvk.link/30sfmxc

aftershow DJs tba.

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NAVA CALMA (fka: Cora Line) was born out of a desire for symbiosis. For connection. From the very beginning as a solo project of a young musician looking for meaning, its intent was to connect the sonic dots of its creator’s identity to form something that’s more than the sum of its parts.

Now acting as a full band the four-piece from Berlin, Germany channel their innermost connection to the world around them through weeping melodies perched on top of shoegazey pads and soundscapes which are then delivered with an explosive and manic urgency and relentless drums. Their sound nests within the realms of Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Post-Metal and the ever so ambiguous term “dreamo”.

Their first full length album „The Full Weight Of Everything“ shows the dynamic range the band is capable of. A gentle hum that lulls you in is paired with gravity defying blankets of sound and piercing lead lines. One second it’s loud, hectic and cathartic. Then it’s quiet, embracing and delicate.

An unexpected, daring genre-shift away from the project’s glitch/breakbeat beginnings travelling further back to the start of the members‘ musical origins. Guitar music. A change that was equally scary and freeing.
Vocalist Hannah Louve Benedum speaks about what it means to be a human surrounded by other humans. How we relate to each other. How the smallest action can have the biggest impact and begs the question how one might find a place in this world full of endless stimuli and sounds so rich they turn into white noise.

How do you bear the full weight of everything and what will it do to you when you finally feel it?
„A celebration of youth, its fickleness and growing up.“

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Berlin and Dresden trio JAGUWAR played their way into the hearts of noise romantics with the sprawling sonic landscapes which characterized the trio’s 2018 debut album Ringthing. Oyèmi, Lemmy and Chris subsequently embarked on a phase of intense touring before returning to the studio to create their sophomore album GOLD, set for release in October 2021.

GOLD is a supercharged blast of future pop, transcending borders and defying pigeonholes, an album arising from the band’s predisposition to experiment. GOLD is not only danceable, poppy and endearingly intricate, it also flys in the face of the status quo, ask questions of the current state of affairs and the oppressive mechanisms in our society. GOLD is no blunt denunciation, however, but a soundtrack to accompany the realization that there is strength in individuality, thereby unlocking a new level of productiveness.

Diverting melodies coalesce with a familiarly vociferous wall of sound to create an atmosphere which galvanizes the band’s pursuit of freedom. Thanks to a seemingly limitless arsenal of effect devices and a sizeable stack of amplifiers, JAGUWAR create a wealth of elegant soundscapes. Shimmering tonal fragments infiltrate layer upon layer of aural strata, leading into catchy indie pop hooks which prelude an epic storm of thunderous guitars. Oyèmi and Lemmy alternating vocals are the missing links in a world of stark contrasts.

The band’s gaze is clearly fixed on the future. GOLD is more than a symbiosis of intricate playfulness and the empowering strength of innermost desires. GOLD is a call for justice.

Darkside